Members
Inductee
KELLY, PAUL L. “SPIKE”
KELLY, PAUL L. “SPIKE”
Born on August 5, 1900
Fayette, IA
June 11, 1991.
Inducted On
July 27, 1973
Location Inducted
Bloomington, IN
Region Number
2
Sb Riley
Coach
Fayette, IA
1919
Played football, basketball, and baseball; baseball team won Iowa State Championship in 1919.
Upper Iowa University 1924; University of Iowa MA 1940; Upper Iowa University Doctor of Humanities 1970
1970
Won 11 letters in football, basketball, and baseball; captain of baseball team 1923 and 1924; Phi Beta Kappa 1948.
President of Indiana Coaches Association 1947-1948; National Rules Committee 1940.
Wife, Merriam
Coaching Experience: Football coach at Clinton, IN, HS 1924-1931, with record of 50-11-4; football coach at Sullivan HS 1931-1943, with record of 80-28-8; football coach at South Bend Riley HS 1943-1956, with record of 84-43-4; total record of 214-82-16; head football coach 32 years; also, coached basketball at Clinton and Sullivan with combined record of 251-131.
Coaching Honors: At Clinical - mythical State Titles 1924, 1928, Wabash Valley Conference Champs 1928, and Big Ten Indiana Conference Championships 1927, 1928, and 1929; at Sullivan - mythical State Title 1937, Wabash Valley Conference Championships 1937-1941, and won 3 Southern Conference Titles; at Riley - Northern Indiana Eastern Division Conference Championships 1949, 1954; also, won 7 basketball Sectional titles and 1 Regional titles.
Coaching Honors: At Clinical - mythical State Titles 1924, 1928, Wabash Valley Conference Champs 1928, and Big Ten Indiana Conference Championships 1927, 1928, and 1929; at Sullivan - mythical State Title 1937, Wabash Valley Conference Championships 1937-1941, and won 3 Southern Conference Titles; at Riley - Northern Indiana Eastern Division Conference Championships 1949, 1954; also, won 7 basketball Sectional titles and 1 Regional titles.
